02/26/2001 05:15 PM House LEC

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL                                                                                                             
February 26, 2001                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
1.     ROLL CALL                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
The  Legislative Council meeting  was  called to order at 5:15 p.m. by Representative                                           
Green,  Legislative Council  Chair, in the House   Finance  Committee    Room   at the                                          
Alaska State Capitol.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The  roll was taken.  In attendance were  Council  members   Green,  Kott, Murkowski,                                           
Ogan,  Porter, Rokeberg,  Cowdery,  Pearce,  Torgerson,  and Elton.  Members   absent                                           
were  Berkowitz, Donley, Halford, and  Kelly. Staff present were Varni, Cook, Ibesate,                                          
Schofield and Wyatt.                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
2.     APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 8, 2001 MEETING MINUTES                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
Representative   Porter moved   the  minutes  of the  February  8,  2001  meeting  be                                           
approved.  With no objection the motion was approved unanimously.                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3.     FY 02 LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AGENCY BUDGET REQUEST                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Pamela   Varni, Executive  Director, Legislative Affairs Agency,   explained  that the                                          
members    packet contained  the proposed   FY  02 Legislative Affairs Agency  budget                                           
request.  She  explained that the budget  request is a maintenance   level budget that                                          
includes anticipated increases  in health insurance and  funds the two percent  salary                                          
cost  of living adjustment.   Representative   Porter  moved   the  proposed   FY  02                                           
Legislative Affairs Agency  budget  be forwarded  to the House   and  Senate  Finance                                           
Committees.  With no objection the motion was approved unanimously.                                                             
                                                                                                                                
4.     FY 02 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN BUDGET REQUEST                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Maria  Moya,   Acting   Ombudsman,     Office  of the  Ombudsman,      presented   the                                          
Ombudsman's     FY 02  proposed  budget.  She  explained  that the budget request is a                                          
maintenance   level budget that includes an increment  to cover anticipated increases                                           
in health insurance rates and  to fund a two percent  salary cost of living adjustment.                                         
Senator  Torgerson  moved   the proposed  FY  02 Ombudsman's     budget be  forwarded                                           
to the House  and  Senate  Finance  Committees.    With  no objection the motion  was                                           
approved unanimously.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
The meeting was adjourned at 5:30 p.m.